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Back in September 2015 we reported on South Africa’s National Consumer Commission and Specialised Commercial Crimes Unit conducting an investigation into WorldVentures. Now, rumblings out of South Africa that the NCC have concluded their investigation – with an announcement expected early next week.

A year ago World Ventures lost their Norway appeal, which saw the ruling that World Ventures is a pyramid scheme upheld. Six months later Steinar Husby, WorldVentures’ “official spokesperson” in Norway, told local media that the company was going to sue Norwegian authorities. That was June 2015 but to date no legal action on behalf [Continue reading…]

Promotion of World Ventures in South Africa has purportedly stepped up in recent months, prompting fraud investigations by the National Consumer Commission and Specialised Commercial Crimes Unit of the South African Police Services. Over 4100 locals in Cape Town have reportedly joined WorldVentures over the past six months, making the company roughly R22 million ($1.5 million USD) [Continue reading…]

Following an investigation and court-approved declaration that World Ventures is a pyramid scheme, the company was forced to shutdown operations in Norway. This, claims affiliate Steinar Husby, has cost World Ventures “many millions in Norway and abroad”. Husby, credited as the official spokesperson for World Ventures in Norway, joined the company back in 2010. Desperate to [Continue reading…]

Following regulatory action against World Ventures in Norway last year and Malaysia declaring it an “illegal business” a few months ago, now news that World Ventures is under criminal investigation in Jamaica.

Prior to a regulatory investigation into the company in late 2014, WorldVentures in Malaysia boasted a purported 20,000 strong affiliate-base. Things began to unravel in September though, when local Malaysian media began to investigate the scheme. A reporter from The Rakya Post attended a World Ventures recruitment meeting, with around fifty other people in attendance. [Continue reading…]

Last February the Norwegian Gaming Board found World Ventures to be an illegal pyramid scheme. This was met with an appeal, in which World Ventures declared: WorldVentures considers both a number of the factual and legal aspects of the Gaming Board report as unfounded and associated with failure. Through filing their appeal, World Ventures was able [Continue reading…]

Following the rejection of World Ventures’ appeal in Norway last week, the company continues to push plans to sue the Norwegian government. Speaking with Levangeravisa on Monday, Norwegian World Ventures spokesperson Steinar Husby said We will now go to court to keep operations running while the case continues. We will ask for a temporary injunction to [Continue reading…]

The story so far: May 2013 – Norwegian Gaming Board announces investigation into World Ventures. The company is suspected of operating a pyramid scheme. Feb 2014 – Norwegian Gaming Board finds World Ventures to be a pyramid scheme. The Gaming Board concludes that World Venture’s activities in Norway are an illegal pyramid game because revenues almost [Continue reading…]

If one Googles the term “WorldVentures” today, above is typical of the results returned. In first position is WorldVenture’s own website, second is another corporate website run by WorldVentures’ Marketing dept and third is a review by “Twenty-something Travel”. Owned by Stephanie Yoder (right), she claims she wrote the review after she attended ‘a coworking event [Continue reading…]